What does your tank top say about you? The outfit that defines summer can define you, too

For many years, the tank top was the garment that nobody really wanted to admit they loved because it was considered too simple to be called fashionable and too ordinary to become an object of desire. It was there, in everyone’s wardrobe, but it never received much attention: hidden beneath a shirt, worn during workouts, chosen on the hottest days when the only rule was surviving the heat. Then, as so often happens in fashion, someone decided to take a closer look at what seemed the least interesting, and that is how the tank top became both the most democratic and, at the same time, most talked-about piece of the summer.

A garment that can cost just a few euros or become a luxury product, one that can be associated with manual labour, the gym, ‘90s minimalism, or the runways of the world’s biggest fashion houses. And this year, those very maisons confirmed the tank top’s evolution from a basic staple to a central element of the wardrobe. The interesting point, however, is something else. The tank top appears to be a neutral garment, almost devoid of personality. Yet simply changing the cut, the fabric, or the way it is styled can transform it completely. So, does a tank top really say who we are?